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VMPlayer can be very useful, especially for trying out Linux distributions, but while there are lots of the different distros. on the VMWare website available for download I already had a few iso files of Linux hanging out in my documents, but VM Player cannot open straight .iso files, it's run through a .vmx file which executes the .iso file, so you need this vmx file to boot up the .iso file....
Software:
VM-Player (free)
--downloadable from here
Notepad(or other basic text editor)/Kate
Any *.iso file
A .vmx file (there is one available to download here ("resul.vmx"))
Software:
VM-Player (free)
--downloadable from here
Notepad(or other basic text editor)/Kate
Any *.iso file
A .vmx file (there is one available to download here ("resul.vmx"))
resul.vmx875 bytes
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Signing UpStep 1Editing the .vmx File
I downloaded DSL (Damn Small Linux) from the VM-Ware website just to try the player out when I noticed that all it was was a plain *.iso file with the *.vmx file, double click the *.vmx file starts up VM-Player and then boots the *.iso .
A lot of files can be edited with notepad (or similar program) including this vmx file...
-Right click on the *.vmx file and choose "open with">"notepad".
(Second Pic.)
The ninth line is the only line of text that needs editing, this tells the player what *.iso file to open for booting....
Now put the *.iso file you want to boot into the same location as the *.vmx file, mine are all on Desktop. Select the *.iso file you want to boot (in my case Fedora Linux) then press F2>Ctrl+C which copies the files name. ;-) then you can just un-select the file. (Picture five)
Now go back to Notepad and select the File name, Do not select the quotations too >Refer to image four. Then press Ctrl+V which will paste the file name you copied earlier.
A lot of files can be edited with notepad (or similar program) including this vmx file...
-Right click on the *.vmx file and choose "open with">"notepad".
(Second Pic.)
The ninth line is the only line of text that needs editing, this tells the player what *.iso file to open for booting....
Now put the *.iso file you want to boot into the same location as the *.vmx file, mine are all on Desktop. Select the *.iso file you want to boot (in my case Fedora Linux) then press F2>Ctrl+C which copies the files name. ;-) then you can just un-select the file. (Picture five)
Now go back to Notepad and select the File name, Do not select the quotations too >Refer to image four. Then press Ctrl+V which will paste the file name you copied earlier.
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I'm new with VMWare stuff. But i did folowing u people instruction. However, i still can't make it run on VMWare player
The screen of my VMWare player said "
Network boot from AMD Am79c97oa
Copyright (c) 2003-2005 VMWare, Inc.
copyright (c) 1997-2000 Intel Corporation
Client Mac ADDR: 00 0c 29 86 ab f9 GUID: 564dc93d-93b2-daoe-51db-3e5fe786abf9
PXE-E53: No boot filename received
PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel PXE ROM.
Operation System not found
That's all i got, Are u have any solution help me to solve this problem ---------------- thanks inadvance
u can email me @ dechoi@live.co.uk